kurt kitayama became the new leader of Arnold Palmer Invitational at Bay Hill in Orlando with a total of nine under par, in the second round where Jon Rahm He posted his worst performance of the year, with a 76 shot, four over par that saw him lose the lead and drop to 13th place, six back.
On a day marked by difficult weather conditions, Kitayama tied for first place with a card of 68 shots, four under par, after five under par on the opening day.
He leads the table ahead of Jordan Spieth (-7) and a pair of Xander Schauffele and Canadian Corey Conners, both at six under par.
Rahm now has a combined three under par and is six shots behind Kitayama, after a round of 76 shots.
Rahm has to bounce back in the final two days after starting the season in extraordinary fashion, with three victories that have returned him to the first position in the world rankings.
At this course, Rahm won the Sentry Tournament of Champions, The American Express and the Genesis Invitational.
Classification on day 2 (par 72):
135 Kurt Kitayama (USA) -9 (67-68)
137 Jordan Spieth (USA) -7 (68-69)
138 Corey Conners (CAN) -6 (72-66)
Xander Schauffele (USA) -6 (68-70)
139 Patrick Cantlay (USA) -5 (68-71)
Matthew Fitzpatrick (ENG) -5 (70-69)
Justin Thomas (USA) -5 (72-67)
…
140 Scottie Scheffler (USA) -4 (68-72)
Adam Scott (AUS) -4 (69-71)
141 Jon Rahm (ESP/13th) -3 (65-76)
142 Viktor Hovland (NOR) -2 (71-71)
Rory McIlroy (NIR) -2 (73-69)
Removed:
147 Colin Morikawa (USA) 3 (74-73)
149 Hideki Matsuyama (JPN) 5 (71-78)
Source: La Verdad
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